An Investigation into the Health of Peacock Pond

 

 

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 Setting up the plankton tow Samples taken from Peacock Pond  Testing the water

Biology 111 students looked at

  • Plankton
  • Periphyton Community
  • Benthic macroinvertebrates
  • Vertebrates
  • Fecal coliform
  • Chlorophyll

 

Chemistry 153 students measured

  • pH
  • Air temperature
  • Water temperature
  • Aqueous nitrate levels
  • Aqueous phosphate levels
  • Oxygen saturation
  • Biologic oxygen demand
  • Turbidity
  • Total dissolved solids

 

 

   
 What is in here?  How much stuff is floating in the water?

 

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